Joomla 4.1.x < 4.4.11 / 5.0.x < 5.2.4 Joomla 5.2.4 Security & Bugfix Release (5920-joomla-5-2-4-security-bugfix-release)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 216413

Synopsis

A PHP application running on the remote web server is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the instance of Joomla! running on the remote web server is 4.1.x prior to 4.4.11 or 5.0.x prior to 5.2.4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability.

- Improperly built order clauses lead to a SQL injection vulnerability in the backend task list of com_scheduler. (CVE-2025-22207)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Joomla! version 4.4.11 / 5.2.4 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?202cd8fc

http://www.nessus.org/u?08372aba

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 216413

File Name: joomla_524.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/18/2025

Updated: 2/18/2025

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-22207

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Threat Score: 4

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:joomla:joomla%5c%21

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Joomla!, www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-22207